Tongue construction.



B. P. HANSON.

TONGUE CONSTRUCTION.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 30, 1915.

1 1 76,7 1 2 Patented Mar. 21, 1916.

THE COLUMBIA PLANDGRAPH co.. WASHINGTON, u. c

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

BENNIE P. HANSON, OF BANCROFT, IOWA, ASSIGNOR 0F ONE-HALF TO LONE GRENARD,

. OF BANCROFT, IOWA.

TONGUE CONSTRUCTION.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 21, 1916.

Application filed July 30, 1915. Serial No. 42,756.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, BENNIE P. HANSON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Bancroft, in the county of Kossuth and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Tongue Construction; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descrlption of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in means for attaching tongues to parts of a wagon and my object is to provide a tubular tongue and means for removably attaching the tongue to the front hounds of a vehicle, all of said parts being constructed of metal.

A further object is to provide means for adjusting the hound engaging parts whereby they will cooperate with hounds of varying distances apart. And a further object is to provide means for attaching the adjustable parts to the tongue.

Other objects and advantages will be hereinafter set forth and more particularly pointed out in the accompanying specification.

In the accompanying drawings which are made a part of this application, Figure 1 is a top plan view of a tongue and means for attaching the same to the hounds of a vehicle. Fig. 2 is an edge elevation thereof. Fig. 3 is a rear end elevation thereof, and Fig. 4 is a sectional view as seen on line 4, 4 of Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawings in which similar reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, 1 indicates the tongue preferably constructed of metal and tubular in cross section. In order to removably secure the tongue between the front hounds of a vehicle, I provide a pair of auxiliary hounds 2, which are likewise preferably constructed of metal and angular in cross section, the vertical flange 3 of each auxiliary hound being adapted to engage the inner face of the hound of the vehicle (not shown) and to be secured thereto by introducing any suitable form of retaining device through openings 4 in the vertical flange sections of the auxiliary hounds.

The rear ends of the auxiliary hounds 2 are adjustably secured to the rear end of the tongue by attaching arms 5 to the horizontal portions 6 of the auxiliary hounds adjacent their rear ends, said arms extending substantially at right angles to the auxiliary hounds and having their inner ends disposed across the end of the tongue 1, said tongue being preferably provided with notches 7 in which the edges of the arms 5 are seated. Clamped to the end of the tongue 1 by means of a bolt 8 are semi collar members 9, said collar members terminating in registering ears 10 and between the upper and lower ears are substantially U- shape clamps 11 between which extend the arms 5, bolts 12 being passed transversely through the ears 10 and interposed ends of the U-shape clamps 11, said bolts being employed for securely clamping the arms within the clamps 11 against longitudinal movement.

The forward ends of the horizontal portion 6 of the auxiliary hounds are clamped between the ends of securing bars 13 one above and one below the horizontal flange, a bolt 14 being extended downwardly through the ends of the bars and the interposed portion of the flange 6, the opposite ends of said bars being brought together and secured to a double tree receiving plate 15 carried by the tongue, forwardly of the auxiliary hounds, by means of bolts 16 and to hold the forward ends of the auxiliary hounds properly positioned a clamping bolt 17 is introduced through the securing bars 13 adjacent to and forwardly of the ends of the auxiliary hounds, said forward ends of the flanges 6 being tapered as shown at 6 so that the bolts 17 may be properly positioned to positively clamp the bars 13 on to the auxiliary hounds.

The plate 15 is substantiallv triangular in general outline and is secured to the tongue by means of straps 18, which straps are attached to the tongue by means of bolts 20, thus securing the plate 15 rigidly to the tongue. In applying the tongue to the vehicle, the bolts 12, 14 and 17 are loosened and the auxiliary hounds are adjusted to fit between the hounds of the vehicle when the nuts on said bolts are again tightened to clamp the auxiliary hounds against movement in any direction, after which any suitable securing means is introduced through the openings 14 in the auxiliary hounds and tongue, thus pivotally attaching the tongue to the vehicle and as all of the parts, including the tongue, are made of metal, an extremely strong and durable construction will be provided and at the same time main taining the Weight thereof at the minimum, thus producing a light and durable structure. It Will further be seen that in view of the adjustable parts the tongue can be secured between the hounds of a vehicle of varying distances apart and the auxiliary hounds can be adjusted to angles of varying degrees and further that the tongue can be quickly attached or removed from the parts of the vehicle requiring but a minimum amount of labor in accomplishing the desired result.

Having thus fully described my invention What I claim as new and desire to secure'by Letters Patent of the United States is A tongue attaching means for vehicles, comprising a tongue receiving plate, a pair of angle shaped auxiliary hounds, the for- Ward ends of the horizontal portions of said Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the each hound, one end of one bar extending above the horizontal portion of the 'hourid and the same end of the other bar extending below said horizontal portion, a bolt extending through said ends and the interposed portion of the hound, a bolt extending through parts of the receiving plate and the opposite'ends of said bars, said latter ends being in engagement with each other, a bolt extending through said bars between the auxiliary hound and said plate adapted to draw the bars together and clamp the end of the hound against independent movement thereof, and means to adjustably secure the opposite ends of'the hounds.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of tWo subscribing Witnesses.

BENNIE P. HANSON.

Vitnesses Jos. J. SHERMAN, E. V. ZIGROUQ.

Washington, D. 0.

Commissioner of Patents, 

